Wifi USB Dongle not detected TP-Link TL-WN821N V6

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Re: Wifi USB Dongle not detected TP-Link TL-WN821N V6

#21 Post by sagsaw »

Stevo wrote: Fri Apr 05, 2019 5:25 pm
sagsaw wrote: Fri Apr 05, 2019 3:07 am
Stevo wrote: Thu Apr 04, 2019 5:08 pm Why won't you use the github version when you know the version from TP-Link is outdated and won't work? You just keep repeating that it will only build on an older kernel. Yes, we get that by now.
Dunno if its the same code base as the manufacturer.

And my second question is why its not standard bundled with kernel like many other drivers?
It's modified from Realtek's original code in order to build on newer kernels and fix other bugs, which you can see if you ever went to that Github repo.

As for the second question, how should we know why and what the kernel developers decide to support in the kernel?

It looks like you may also have to blacklist the standard rtl8xxxu driver by editing /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf and adding the line

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blacklist rtl8xxxu
Did it works ... did not have to blacklist anything as the file blacklist.conf is not present. Of course did it all on live usb without any persisant or anything ... but the speed of the GITHUB driver is very slow ... as indicated with screenshots in my above posts.

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Re: Wifi USB Dongle not detected TP-Link TL-WN821N V6

#22 Post by Stevo »

If the blacklist.conf file does not exist, you need to create it first, then. You may still be running the kernel driver, but

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inxi -Nxxx
will show you what driver it's using.

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Re: Wifi USB Dongle not detected TP-Link TL-WN821N V6

#23 Post by m_pav »

I compiled the 8192eu driver earlier this year and it runs fine on my tiny WN823N USB dongle, except for the startup message about driver module taints the kernel. I'm using it to share my LAN connection from my office PC to anybody that needs a connection so I don't have to share my primary wlan password.
Speeds are in the 200mpbs + at close range and down to 30mbps at a distance of 55 metres, so no issue here with the driver module
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#24 Post by PrimeSuspect »

I appreciate this is an old thread now but if anyone else is having issues trying to compile stuff to get this working it does so out of the box with Alt Linux. You`ll just need some patience trying to navigate their site since the various downloads are not that well labelled. I use the `starter kits` with both MATE and KDE5 and this dongle works with both as soon as you plug it in.

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#25 Post by Eadwine Rose »

So.. your advice on fixing this is using something other than MX Linux, and that is why you dug up an old thread. How is this helpful exactly?
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#26 Post by PrimeSuspect »

Eadwine Rose wrote: Sat Mar 13, 2021 7:16 am So.. your advice on fixing this is using something other than MX Linux, and that is why you dug up an old thread. How is this helpful exactly?
Plenty of other distros are mentioned in other threads without folks getting into a fanboy twist about it. Not everyone wants, or maybe understands, about make, git, kernel headers, gcc and the terminal work necessary to bring it all together for a wifi driver. Linux is meant to be all about choice and a friendly community. I just gave a optional choice so maybe try being friendly about it.

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#27 Post by Eadwine Rose »

We're about MX Linux here, not about showing people elsewhere.

Also do not dig up old topics, it is bad form.


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